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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1988
LEGCO ELECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 22
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS THIS YEAR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.
WILL BE HELD ON
THE DATE, PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY {FRIDAY} HAS BEEN CHOSEN ON OPERATIONAL GROUNDS AS THE ELECTIONS SHOULD BE HELD TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NEW SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEGINS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
BEING A THURSDAY, IT WOULD NOT CLASH WITH ANY MAJOR SOCIAL OR SPORTING ACTIVITY AND ALLOW SOME TIME FOR POST-POLLING TIDYING BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK, HE ADDED.
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ALSO ANNOUNCED IN THE GAZETTE ARE APPOINTMENTS OF RETURNING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THE ELECTIONS.
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FOR DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES IN THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED RETURNING OFFICERS FOR DISTRICTS OTHER THAN THEIR OWN.
AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER IN EACH DISTRICT IS то ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER FOR HIS OWN DISTRICT AND ΤΟ NOMINATIONS.
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THE SECRETARIES AND DEPUTY SECRETARIES OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS WILL BE RETURNING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THEIR OWN COUNCIL.
FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER (ELECTORAL SERVICES) OF THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION WILL BE THE RETURNING OFFICER, ASSISTED BY THE REGISTRATION OFFICER AND ASSISTANT REGISTRATION OFFICERS AS ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT RETURNING OFFICERS WOULD HAVE THE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPERVISING THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTIONS.
"THE FIRST THING THEY WILL DO IS TO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCY FROM JULY 29. THE NOMINATION PERIOD WILL END ON AUGUST 16," HE SAID.
NOMINATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MONDAY {JULY 25) AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND FROM THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES MAY ALSO OBTAIN COPIES REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS FORMING THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
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